Wind speeds between 5 and 9 knots are normally seldom to find on the Atlantic. But now we are sitting at 24°29`N and 21°50`W and hope that the clouds which are looking quite promising will eventually bring a kind breeze. Up to now it hasn't been really that bad thanks to our Germa 39. She reacts very quickly and we haven't overloaded her with fuel. Thus she returns her thanks for a little bit more wind in speeding up. If she gets an apparent wind of 7 knots she makes 4.5 kn over the ground, and when we have a breeze of 9 knots there even might appear 6 kn on the speedometer. But altogether it's rather quiet on board, so what can we do besides fishing? And what shall we do with all the fish? Perhaps we had better bought more fuel...
Uli and Harry from Frangipani